42 Of Your Synth/Gear Questions
Warming up the new house and studio by answering some of your questions. Enjoy!
Links as promised: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWN3xxRkmTPmbKwht9FuE5A
Warming up the new house and studio by answering some of your questions. Enjoy!
Links as promised: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWN3xxRkmTPmbKwht9FuE5A
@Bubelmanen
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Hundreds of thousands, or tens of thousands. Still alot.
@ryOVXX
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
i would LOVE to see a video about composing etc. i never seem to come up with good melodies etc
@KevinStanislawski
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Oh, you.
@RigorMortisRabbit
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
"the flashbulb" i've been watching ur vids off and on for awhile and i've only just realised that i've been listening to ur music for years and never realised its u, god damn
@mebeslexi411
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Benn, did you practice at Torres Martial Arts?
@Brendalo1
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
I have been asking the wrong questions, part of the learning curve I guess, I'm hoping this is the right one..
I own a Benjolin 2v, a 0 control, Erica synths Sample Drum, WMD pro output & Maths,
installed in a powered rack, all hooked up & working.
The question I have…
are there modules or parts am I missing "meaning"
I have noise makers Maths & Benjolin,
I have a keyboard, 0 control,
I have a method to bring in sample sources & "drum sounds"
(I think I'm a little confused on this point " Sample DRUM right? )
& what I think is an amp WMD Pro Output
every video I've seen , does not explain or show the leads to an amp & the powered speakers or mixer
so I guess my question is three fold,
1. do I have all the necessary modules
2. more information on once the sound leaves the rack how is it amplified properly those options
it is assumed in this community from the videos & other resources this is common knowledge but its not
3. basic patching to begin to explore the different sounds
On Modular grid .net when I built a virtual synth & started to experiment with it
it gives me this message
×This Rack does not contain any Modules that are playable in TrueGrid.
I have been using the guitar pedal of my sons FX 100 by Flamma
the amp contained & head phone jack & volume it to
produce sounds ,
but I don't like the "Barney Fife" method, & my kid wants his pedal back
I hope this better explains my dilemma,
any advise helps,
thanking anyone who answers in advance,
kind of feeling like Ricky from trailer park boys ,
sad because I only have my grade 10, in this very cool group of people
@banjogames2003
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Hmm how do I get one of these atlanta synthesizer club shirts
@jotahaya
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Your honesty and humility are refreshing. I hope you keep doing this for q long time.
@heytherestupidcun
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
bluetooth bottle right, right?
@youtubeii434
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
WHERE'S THE DRUM VIDEO
@nvp-music
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
So.. audio engineer, programmer, musician(guitar and keys), producer, mma fighter, woodworker, Youtuber, video editor, photographer and good looks… wel, thats not intimidating at all😳
@l1fef0rm
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Thanks for doing this thing. You are good at it.
@daroujo
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Haha, now you have a better understanding of Ableton! Also, #OrangeDrink.
@happyendy
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
And you can keep the guitar strings up side down 😄
@camildumitrescu3703
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
I believe you are an admirable individual.(coming from an antropo-skeptic, cos i still try to avoid the word misantrope)…
@skdmend7613
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Wait Benn…. You get social anxiety but not performance anxiety?
@horowizard
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Thank you for having guts enough to say openly that most Modular Synth videos are Bleeps and Bloops crap. I tend to be in agreement with that but could never express it without someone acting in retaliation. You put it out there straight and I commend you for it.
@gae_mon
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
That’s why I like your channel you don’t talk shit. And your introverted beginnings didn’t lower your earring performances. In the long term, your not that shy but quite the opposite, with bit of vertigo
@ashmuffins6271
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Living over hear in Cumming Georgia. Let me know about any shows coming up. Q&A
@The25thPsychonaut
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
RESENT AND THE APRIL SUNSHINE SHED IS YOUR BEST ALBUM
(i'm so sorry Benn)
@night_speed
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
I think it was Kirlian. A friend of mine told me to listen to it when it came out…15 years later I'm getting into modular.
@night_speed
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Wow I feel dumb. I had no idea you were the flashbulb. I've been listening to you forever and since my recent bout of G.A.S. discovered this channel and didn't put the two together.
@iqnill
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Great communicator. I watch your videos to relax.
Thanks.
@HT-6000
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Hmmm… I don't know much about modular synthesizers. I know though that Wendy Carlos and Suzanne Ciani have used modulars. Wendy being keyboard oriented, and Suzanne being not. I guess I have to listen to your music now. Thank you.
@sauce_aux
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Ben, I didnt know you were behind "Abliss" seriously terrific EP, man. Good to know I can reach out to a person I revisit on spotify every week!
@ThreeBeingOne
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
nice. I was raised in sandy springs/Roswell. Love that area. Wish i could move back, but alas I've been sucked into the Chicago vortex as well.
@fortheloveofnoise
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Never knew we had a synthesizer club.
@Psynthesist
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Hey so glad to find your channel yesterday! I met you like 4 years back at your concert in Brooklyn NYC. Love your music since the first time I found lawnwake on stepmania and continue to still share your lofi piano video with learning musicians as an introduction of how MIdi and computers can tell instruments to play themselves when teaching sound design. You continue to be an inspiration to my music and happy to see more of your behind the scenes on how you approach making masterpieces.
@DJThermite
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Oh shit Marietta! Whattup!
@CharlesFerraro
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
You have an offline processing reverb? post. a. demonstration. of. that. shit.
Speaking of offline processing, have you had a chance to mess with CDP?
@ianhamilton350
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
what you said about how you write your songs from beginning to end as if you we're writing on a very long piece of paper reminds me of how Jack Kerouac wrote the first draft of 'On the Road' on one long, continuous scroll
@InkyDaCaT
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Ah Ben, bless….
@jonridley
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Just discovered the channel, enjoying your frank and honest approach , need to check out the tunes now!
@jonaseggen2230
March 21, 2026 at 1:51 pm
Wow! Your reply to the first question made me respect your work with this channel even more and I will check out your music now : )
Also like your occasional dry jokes in some of your videos, to me reminiscent of Dean Friedman's jokes from The New York School of Synthesis. Maybe this dryness has to do with making a balance to the wet as in mixing with effects?
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